Purospher® STAR RP-18 Endcapped LiChroCART®
Inner Diameter (I.D.): 2 mm
Length: 100 mm
Package Contents: 1 Cartridge
Purospher® STAR RP-18 endcapped HPLC columns are designed for universal use. Basic, neutral, and metal chelating
compounds can easily be separated with simple mobile phases – naturally without peak tailing! Thanks to its
outstanding performance and stability, Purospher® STAR RP-18 endcapped offers maximum flexibility in method
development. Robust methods can be developed over the entire pH range from 1.5 to 10.5. The high pH-stability up
to pH 10.5 allows the separation of strongly basic compounds with alkaline eluents. The combination of high purity
silica, best all-round retention characteristics, outstanding pH stability up to pH 10.5, and suitability for up to 100%
aqueous mobile phases, make Purospher® STAR RP-18 endcapped an all-round top performance column, almost
universal in its range of applications.
Purospher® STAR RP-18 endcapped benefits
- Highest silica purity (99.999%) for excellent peak symmetry
- High separation efficiency
- Absolutely reproducible results from run-to-run and from batch-to-batch
- Best all-round performance according to Tanaka
- Outstanding pH-stability from pH 1.5 - 10.5
- No phase collapse when using highly aqueous mobile phases
- Good suitability for LC-MS applications
With LiChroCART® cartridges the user works with re-usable endfittings which fit different cartridge lengths.
the cartridges may be changed within the shortest possible time. Changing a separation cartridge from a length
of 125 to 250 mm and back presents no problems. Furthermore, the adaptation of internal diameter (3 mm or 2 mm)
to the analysis problem is possible within a few minutes. The endfittings are designed to allow the cartridges to be
hand-sealed at normal working pressures of 150 to 200 bar without the need for any tools. Only at higher pressures
may further tightening with a wrench become necessary.
Specification of Purospher® STAR RP-18 endcapped
Sorbent characteristics: High purity silica with polymeric C18 modification and endcapping
Metal content: Na, Ca, Mg, Al: 1 ppm; Fe: 3 ppm
Particle shape: spherical
Particle size: 2 μm, 3 μm and 5 μm
Pore size: 12 nm (120 Å)
Pore volume: 1.1 mL/g
Specific surface area: 330 m²/g
Carbon load: 17% C
Coverage of the surface: 3 μmol/m²
Efficiency: 5 μm > 90,000 N/m | 3 μm > 130,000 N/m | 2 μm > 180,000 N/m
pH range: pH 1.5 - 10.5
Shipping eluent: Acetonitrile/Water
- Model: 1.50623.0001
- Manufactured by: Merck Chemicals